Improvement in awnings



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W. MATTHEWS.

Improvement in Awnings.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WATSoN MATTHEWS, OF oEANeE, NEW JERSEY.

I MPROVEMENT IN AWNINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 127,781, dated June 11,1872.

Specification of certain Improvements in Awnings, invented by WATSONMATTHEWS, of Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey.

Nature and Object of the Invention. I

Awnings for windows, as generally constructed, are attached at the topto the building or window-frame, above the top of the window,

and, when let down, form an unbroken barrier to the ingress of air fromthe point above the top of the window down to their lower edge, whichseriously interferes with or entirely prevents any circulation of air orventilation through the top of the window.

A principal feature of my invention consists in making the awning in twoparts, or combining the main portion of the awning with a hood arrangedabove it in such a manner that when both are properly attached to thewindow-casin g or to the building and the awning arranged in positionfor use, the direct rays of the sun will be excluded and air stillpermitted to pass over the top of the principal portion of the awningand under the upper portion or hood, so as to enter the room over thetop of the upper sash when the latter is lowered to admit it. Anotherfeature of the said invention consists in i the combination with theawning made in two parts or provided with a hood, as above mentioned, ofa sliding or movable bar, to which the upper part of the principalportion of the awning is connected, to allow the awning to be morecompactly stowed when its use is not required, as hereinafter more fullyset forth.

" Description of the Accompanying Drawing.

General Description.

A is the window-frame, which may be of any ordinary construction. B isthe upper and (l the lower sash of the window, which may also be of anyordinary construction. D is the main portion of the awning and E is theupper or auxiliary portion thereof. Both these parts are made in thegeneral form in which awnings for windows are usually made, the upperportion E being, however,very short from top to bottom, asshown. Theupper edge of this part E may be attached to the window-cap in anyconvenient manner, and the lower secured to a bar, F, bent in at theends toward the window-casing, to attach it thereto. I prefer to attachthis bar F to the window-frame by eye-bolts or a similar device, so thatit may be turned upward to raise the lower edge of the partE whenever itmay be desirable to do so. The lower portion D of the awning isconstructed, in almost all respects, substantially similar to the mostapproved first-class window-awnings now in use, and is hung at the loweredge to a bar, G, of the usual construction for this class of awningsand having the usual sliding action to the vertical bars H H, which areattached to the casing or frame of the window. These bars H H extendupward to thetop of the window, or nearly so, and, besides being thereattached, have staples or stops a a to support the bar I, to which theupper edge of the part D of the awning is attached. This bar I is constructed with holes or eyes in its ends to slide upon the bars H H. Whenthe part D is lowered into position for use this bar I rests upon thestaples or stops at a, which support it so as to keep the upper portionof this part D in position. When the awning is raised this bar I isallowed to slide freely upward to the upper ends of the bars H H, bywhich device the main body of the awning is allowed to be raised upentirely within the upper part E or hood, when not in use, which is avery important advantage, as it admits a considerably greater amount oflight than would otherwise be the case, and also protects the mainawningfrom the weather. J J are cords for raising the part 1) of theawnin g, which cords may be attached to the awnin g and otherwise hungin the usual manner. I have described the part E as an auxiliary awning,constructed in a similar manner to that usually adopted for stationarywindow-awnings; but it may be a wooden or iron hood of the same or anyother suitable form and permanently or otherwise attached to the cap,and it may be also made ornamental, if desired.

In the use'of window awnings of the ordinary construction, and asordinarily attached, when the awning was let down for use any breeze orcurrent of air which might strike against the awning would be deflectedupward and pass off against the wall of the building, and there wasscarcely any tendency of any current of air to enter the room over thetop of the upper sash, even if said sash were lowered to admit it.Consequently, the ventilation of a room by means of windows upon whichawnings were used was very imperfect and unsatisfactory, and this defectcould not be remedied by simply attaching the awning to the window in aposition sufficiently low to admit air to enter over the top of itwithout at the same time admitting the direct rays of the sun. Myinvention, however, obviates those difficulties, and any breeze strikingagainst the face of the outside of the part D will be deflected 0 lm'ms.

I claim as my invention-- 1. The combination of the awning or part Dwith the hood or part E, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

2. The combination with the parts l) and E of the sliding bar I,substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

WATSON MATTHEWS. Witnesses:

SAMUEL POOLE, THos. P. How.

